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too much in favor of big government was lyndon johnson. it produced the great conservative backlash. how do you think of it? >> i read it differently. i would say we have two presidents here. both of whom wanted to transform america. and they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was -- succeeding a remarkable extent until he lost track of it in vietnam. if we look in july 1965, he's doing two things. he's -- hay has gotten through the voting rights act. we shall overcome, he said. he gets through the act in just a -- writing about it in the become. it is marvelous to watch him get bill through the senate by vote. he does it. hay is signing the medicare bill. this is the same month, july 1965. and at the same time, in the next week, he's launching the first huge escalation secretly without telling the american people of the vietnam war. and what obama is -- as i see it, trying -- he has a vast vision for america as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts. and i think it i
too much in favor of big government was lyndon johnson. it produced the great conservative backlash. how do you think of it? >> i read it differently. i would say we have two presidents here. both of whom wanted to transform america. and they both wanted to make america a different place. johnson, you know, was -- succeeding a remarkable extent until he lost track of it in vietnam. if we look in july 1965, he's doing two things. he's -- hay has gotten through the voting rights act. we...
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as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts, and i think it's going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if he succeeds or not. >> you don't think johnson, you know, johnson overreached or failed because of an overreach of the great society? you think it was all undone because of vietnam? >> let me give you an example. 1965 everything looks better and then the money starts to go for vietnam. you know, if i can just take one more minute. if you read the notes of his meetings, he used to call them the tuesday cabinet meetings. they were up on the second floor of the white house in the family dining room. often with just four people. mcnamara, george bundy, and chairman of the chiefs of staff. you suddenly say, gee, we don't have money for these programs. that's the tragedy. i don't think it's an overreach. >> look, we've got two wars going. that is expensive. it costs so much. whatever is done in iraq and in afghanistan, it will cont
as lyndon johnson did. and he's setting out to transform the country on many fronts, and i think it's going to be fascinating in world history and the history of this country to see if he succeeds or not. >> you don't think johnson, you know, johnson overreached or failed because of an overreach of the great society? you think it was all undone because of vietnam? >> let me give you an example. 1965 everything looks better and then the money starts to go for vietnam. you know, if i...
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it's, you know, lyndon johnson, president, civil rights, vietnam, turning points in american history, so it's an interesting book to do. interesting for me to try to do it. >> when do you foresee it being finished? >> i think i have about two more years' work on this. >> how many years of your professional life have been devoted to lyndon johnson? >> well, i started -- i have to date it back. the power broker came out in -- that was my first book by robert moses -- came out in '74, and i started in '76 on lyndon johnson. do i want to add this up? it's 33 years. [laughter] >> what first sparked you, your interest in lbj? >> oh, good question. you know, i never look at my books as biographies. i never want to do a book just about a great man. but i'm interested in this political power and how it works and using a man's life to show it. so with rob
it's, you know, lyndon johnson, president, civil rights, vietnam, turning points in american history, so it's an interesting book to do. interesting for me to try to do it. >> when do you foresee it being finished? >> i think i have about two more years' work on this. >> how many years of your professional life have been devoted to lyndon johnson? >> well, i started -- i have to date it back. the power broker came out in -- that was my first book by robert moses -- came...
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this is what happened in a strange case of lyndon johnson. who, according to all of the transcript now revealed, and i looked through them in the book, acts like a president who never wanted to start the war infá vietnam. obviously, you can't rely on transcripts, but the man seemed delusional. you know, screaming who got me into this? because he said, i wanted to enact a great society. why am i in vietnam? i am reading it thinking you are you talking to? look in the mirror. you are doing this. but it does suggest that there is -- and i don't mean to sound like al gore here, shadowy forces, that it does suggest that there are powerful forces that exist beyond the powers of the president. i'll give you one example in closing, and that is, i met with jimmy carter once when he was president in the oval office, and i was interviewing him and i said, mr. president, do you feel that the unelected heads of corporations of banks have more power than the elected president of the united states? and, honest, jimmy carter said wryly, i learned that my fi
this is what happened in a strange case of lyndon johnson. who, according to all of the transcript now revealed, and i looked through them in the book, acts like a president who never wanted to start the war infá vietnam. obviously, you can't rely on transcripts, but the man seemed delusional. you know, screaming who got me into this? because he said, i wanted to enact a great society. why am i in vietnam? i am reading it thinking you are you talking to? look in the mirror. you are doing this....
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and why lyndon johnson? >> guest: oh, well, that picture -- i love that picture because wasserman was really crazy about lbj, and definitely was closer to him than to any other president. and wasserman is right there at his left. and wasserman always said that johnson had offered him the position of secretary of commerce. ultimately, i came to believe that that was not true that he had actually offered it to him. i think there was some suggestion about it, but i don't believe that it was ever offered. but that became part of wasserman's -- it was very important to wasserman, first of all, to have this political influence as a reality, and also to be able to sort of trade on it. i mean, it -- it enhanced his aura, the fact that he was friends with presidents. and the fact that he could say also that johnson had -- was not only someone whom he could get on the phone and whom he saw and was invited to the white house many times, but that johnson had offered him a cabinet position just elevated him, obviously, e
and why lyndon johnson? >> guest: oh, well, that picture -- i love that picture because wasserman was really crazy about lbj, and definitely was closer to him than to any other president. and wasserman is right there at his left. and wasserman always said that johnson had offered him the position of secretary of commerce. ultimately, i came to believe that that was not true that he had actually offered it to him. i think there was some suggestion about it, but i don't believe that it was...
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johnson picks up and what i wanted to do was let you experience birmingham alabama and america before. i don't know if anyone can spot the arab-american in this picture. it's number 14. that is in salem, so this is -- he is our guide for what birmingham -- birmingham amreeka and birmingham america are like in this time and it's a tangible way to get a feeling for what's going on. this picture was taken in 1948 because the book, which is a book on arab-american opens up on the football field and birmingham, alabama in 1948. and i definitely didn't want to give people what they would expect or think they know about american history or contemporary society. and ed's life intersects -- i started 40 because it as a person birmingham comes to be known because the surface football game in 1948, and i know this is a totally different conference what do you guys know what the iron bowl is? at between university of alabama and auburn. and they -- this competition start in the late 1800's but they stopped playing 41 years before 1948 because of some dispute over who had to pay the referee. final
johnson picks up and what i wanted to do was let you experience birmingham alabama and america before. i don't know if anyone can spot the arab-american in this picture. it's number 14. that is in salem, so this is -- he is our guide for what birmingham -- birmingham amreeka and birmingham america are like in this time and it's a tangible way to get a feeling for what's going on. this picture was taken in 1948 because the book, which is a book on arab-american opens up on the football field and...
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but they merely voted to give lyndon johnson the authority to launch what then became a very long war in vietnam. there's no democracy in the matters of foreign policy. and no checks and balances, no hope that congress will stop and say hey, let's look into this. let's see if this is true. know, and no hope for the supreme court deciding that a war is unconstitutional. and we have not fought the constitutional war since the end of world war two. constitution requires that congress declare war, connors has not declared war. in any war that we have fought. to have been many world war ii. you learn in school if something is unconstitutional, it's the job of the supreme court to say so and do something about it. know. after all, who are the supreme court? just because they wear black robes doesn't give them any special moral standing. they are apolitical appointees, and they do the bidding of the people who appointed them. so if they don't have democracy in the upper reaches of government, and we can't depend on checks and balances on representative government, then obviously i think it l
but they merely voted to give lyndon johnson the authority to launch what then became a very long war in vietnam. there's no democracy in the matters of foreign policy. and no checks and balances, no hope that congress will stop and say hey, let's look into this. let's see if this is true. know, and no hope for the supreme court deciding that a war is unconstitutional. and we have not fought the constitutional war since the end of world war two. constitution requires that congress declare war,...
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lyndon johnson had to reach out to republicans and was successful. at that time, you may also recall we had a 75-day filibuster in the u.s. senate against the civil rights act, that was finally broken in june. that is one of the most significant examples where the president has reached out to another party. host: manassas, virginia. independent line. caller: my question is regarding the agenda. there are about 580 congress people and senators. i want to -- i watched them sit up and get down applauding. i also know they have staffers. it seems like they guide policy. they are told what the senators think, and then they come back and say what they should stay. is it more than that? just gguest: as a former staffer myself, members of congress could not function if they did not have members of staff. in the house, you generally have eight people per each member of congress, about eight people in the district. in the senate, it varies according to population in the state. some will have 20, others will have 60 helping them. it is important to have staff,
lyndon johnson had to reach out to republicans and was successful. at that time, you may also recall we had a 75-day filibuster in the u.s. senate against the civil rights act, that was finally broken in june. that is one of the most significant examples where the president has reached out to another party. host: manassas, virginia. independent line. caller: my question is regarding the agenda. there are about 580 congress people and senators. i want to -- i watched them sit up and get down...
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the ghost of what happened to lyndon johnson walks the corridors of this white house, it walks the corridors of this building every day. it's a mistake. we got to get over it. we got to stop fighting the vietnam war. i don't know whether we could have won or not, but it is not relevant to afghanistan. as marc pointed out earlier, there is no superpower supporting the taliban. there are no stingers going to come to the taliban. there's not soviet union and communist china behind the taliban. equally, afghanistan is not iraq. let's not refight the surge arguments of 2007 and 2008 over in afghanistan. general petraeus is the first to say, the lessons of iraq are not going to be applicable to afghanistan. these are two fundamentally different countries. i know all of asia looks like one big thing to america, but we have to be a little bit more sophisticated, yemen, somalia, afghanistan, iraq, vietnam, are not the same exact problem. as frank very wisely told us at the beginning, we need expertise at the intimacy of the problem. >> let me add to that. you know, when i talked to officials -- real
the ghost of what happened to lyndon johnson walks the corridors of this white house, it walks the corridors of this building every day. it's a mistake. we got to get over it. we got to stop fighting the vietnam war. i don't know whether we could have won or not, but it is not relevant to afghanistan. as marc pointed out earlier, there is no superpower supporting the taliban. there are no stingers going to come to the taliban. there's not soviet union and communist china behind the taliban....
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that splendid introduction reminds me of the lyndon johnson story about how he wished his mother would have been here because she would have believed it and his father because he would have laughed at his head off. admiral mike mullen started out by describing his experience with john stuart concerning what happened to me about trying to do this gig. why in the world would you do this? the short answer is rob asked me to and promised a distinguished audience which he certainly delivered. he promised a very good and interesting speech from our speaker. so, i foolishly agreed to try to an nfl is to replay which does not really lend to this format. i will try to hit some highlights of things i thought they said in one particular one he did not. then i will raise a question or two. then town of over to mark for more in-depth the very fact that admiral mike mullen was on jon stewart today and is here in all aspects tells about the emphasis of this administration in particular this white house putting on communication, and on something they call strategic communications. the fact that admira
that splendid introduction reminds me of the lyndon johnson story about how he wished his mother would have been here because she would have believed it and his father because he would have laughed at his head off. admiral mike mullen started out by describing his experience with john stuart concerning what happened to me about trying to do this gig. why in the world would you do this? the short answer is rob asked me to and promised a distinguished audience which he certainly delivered. he...
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the ghost of what happened to lyndon johnson walks the corridors of this white house, it walks the corridors of this building every day. it's a mistake. we got to get over it. we got to stop fighting the vietnam war. i don't know whether we could have won or not, but it is not relevant to afghanistan. as marc pointed out earlier, there is no superpower supporting the taliban. there are no stingers going to come to the taliban. there's not soviet union and communist china behind the taliban. equally, afghanistan is not iraq. let's not refight the surge arguments of 2007 and 2008 over in afghanistan. general petraeus is the first to say, the lessons of iraq are not going to be applicable to afghanistan. these are two fundamentally different countries. i know all of asia looks like one big thing to america, but we have to be a little bit more sophisticated, yemen, somalia, afghanistan, iraq, vietnam, are not the same exact problem. as frank very wisely told us at the beginning, we need expertise at the intimacy of the problem. >> let me add to that. you know, when i talked to officials -- real
the ghost of what happened to lyndon johnson walks the corridors of this white house, it walks the corridors of this building every day. it's a mistake. we got to get over it. we got to stop fighting the vietnam war. i don't know whether we could have won or not, but it is not relevant to afghanistan. as marc pointed out earlier, there is no superpower supporting the taliban. there are no stingers going to come to the taliban. there's not soviet union and communist china behind the taliban....
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johnson, who tried to give us guns and butter simultaneously. host: "the washington times" reporting the senate a -- okayed a new debt limit. the all-democrat vote sets it at $14.30 trillion. also some more economic news in the papers. front pages of many of them. senate confirms ben bernanke, fed chairman, as second term. bernanke won a majority of both democrats and republicans, 70- 30. he received more no votes than any fed chairman before, topping paul volcker was confirmed 84-16 in 1983. fort mill, south carolina, and the republican line. frank. caller: i just listen to the gentleman who called and it sounds to me like -- i might have missed it -- but if you raise taxes, even on the wealthy this is going to help the economy. there are plenty of people out there who paid rush limbaugh but he came out with a great statements that in the history of this country, raising taxes has never driven the economy. and as long as you continue putting democrats in positions of power, starting at the president and working your way down, this economy is go
johnson, who tried to give us guns and butter simultaneously. host: "the washington times" reporting the senate a -- okayed a new debt limit. the all-democrat vote sets it at $14.30 trillion. also some more economic news in the papers. front pages of many of them. senate confirms ben bernanke, fed chairman, as second term. bernanke won a majority of both democrats and republicans, 70- 30. he received more no votes than any fed chairman before, topping paul volcker was confirmed 84-16...
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prior to his appointment by president obama, he served with distinction as the lyndon johnson school of public affairs in austin, texas from which he is currently on leave. he was vice president and director for for policy studies at the brookings institution. during president clinton's administration, he served in numerous important and vital positions, among them deputy national security adviser, chief of staff to the u.s. state department, director of policy planning, and deputy and assistant secretary for analysis in the bureau of intelligence and research. . . >> he will moderate a q&a section. ladies and gentlemen, secretary of state james steinberg. [applause] >> thank you for that kind introduction. i want to pay tribute to you for your many decades of public service. you have been a model and inspiration to many. i am grateful for your good counsel and guidance in many capacities. it is a great pleasure to be here this morning. thank you to the wilson center and the university of north korean studies for hosting this event. as it only been one year? it seems a lot longer tha
prior to his appointment by president obama, he served with distinction as the lyndon johnson school of public affairs in austin, texas from which he is currently on leave. he was vice president and director for for policy studies at the brookings institution. during president clinton's administration, he served in numerous important and vital positions, among them deputy national security adviser, chief of staff to the u.s. state department, director of policy planning, and deputy and...
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i can tell you from being in it for six days, the ghost of what happened, lyndon johnson walks the corridors of this white house every day. it is a mistake. we have to get over it. we have to stop fighting the vietnam war. i don't know whether we could have one or not one in vietnam, but it is not relevant to afghanistan. as marc pointed out earlier, there is no superpower supporting the taliban. there is not the soviet union and communist china behind the taliban. equally, afghanistan is not iraq. let's not read fight the search arguments of 2007 -- let's not refight the surge arguments of 2007 and 2008. general petraeus is not the first to say the lessons of iraq are not applicable to afghanistan. these are to fundamentally different countries. all of asia looks like one big thing to americans, but we have to be a little more sophisticated. yemen, somalia, afghanistan, iraq, and vietnam are not exact ly the same problem. we need expertise in the intimacy of the problem. >> let me add to that. when i talked to officials in washington, i am always amazed by their sophistication and understan
i can tell you from being in it for six days, the ghost of what happened, lyndon johnson walks the corridors of this white house every day. it is a mistake. we have to get over it. we have to stop fighting the vietnam war. i don't know whether we could have one or not one in vietnam, but it is not relevant to afghanistan. as marc pointed out earlier, there is no superpower supporting the taliban. there is not the soviet union and communist china behind the taliban. equally, afghanistan is not...
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that's splendid introduction reminds me of the old lyndon johnson's story about how he with his mother had been here to hear it because she would have believed it and his father because he would have left his head off. and admiral mullen started off actually by asking when he described his experience with jon stewart last night asking the question that occurred to me about trying to do this gig that raw bess me to do is why in the world would you do this? the short answer is rob asked me to come and he promised to distinguished audience in the certainly deliver that. he promised a very good and interesting speech from our speaker. and so, i foolishly agreed to try to do a kind of nfl instant replay. which doesn't really bend itself to this format, but i am going to try to hit some highlights of the things i thought he said and one particular thing he didn't say and talk about that and then raise a question or two, and then quickly turn it over to mark for a much more in-depth analysis without what the admiral has said. it is interesting that i think that there that that admiral mullen
that's splendid introduction reminds me of the old lyndon johnson's story about how he with his mother had been here to hear it because she would have believed it and his father because he would have left his head off. and admiral mullen started off actually by asking when he described his experience with jon stewart last night asking the question that occurred to me about trying to do this gig that raw bess me to do is why in the world would you do this? the short answer is rob asked me to...
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that splendid introduction reminds me of the old lyndon johnson story about how he wished his mother had been here to hear it because she would have believed it, and his father, because he would have laughed his head off. and admiral mullen started off actually by asking when he described his experience with jon stewart last night, asked him the question that occurred to me about trying to do this gig that rob asked me to do. why in the world would you do this? the short answer is, rob asked me to. and he promised a distinguished audience and he certainly delivered the. he promised a good and interesting speech from our speaker. and so i foolishly agreed to try to do kind of nfl instant replay. which doesn't really lend itself to this format. but i'm going to try to hit some highlights, the things i thought you said, and one particular thing he didn't say. and talk about that, and then raise a question or two, and then quickly turn it over to mark for a much more in depth analysis about what the admiral has said. it's interesting that -- i think the very fact that admiral mullen was
that splendid introduction reminds me of the old lyndon johnson story about how he wished his mother had been here to hear it because she would have believed it, and his father, because he would have laughed his head off. and admiral mullen started off actually by asking when he described his experience with jon stewart last night, asked him the question that occurred to me about trying to do this gig that rob asked me to do. why in the world would you do this? the short answer is, rob asked me...
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., lyndon baines johnson, had to lead on making a body of people in this nation equal in the 1965 voting rights act. i imagine it was difficult and i imagine there were people who said, this is the wrong way to go. we've often said on this floor, don't watch polling and politics, watch your heart and what is right for america. and i believe the issues dealing with job creation and good health care for america is good. and the latest polls and elections don't daunt our spirit. we are working with those on the other side of the aisle. we are working with the american people. we do want transparency, but i for one am not going to step away from helping people get the best health care they can. we don't know the timing of it. maybe tomorrow. but the idea is to feel crushed or crumbled because of some actions that deal in politics is not the way to exercise your conscience and do what is right for america. that's what we will do in this country and in this congress, and i will stand on that side. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from new jersey rise?
., lyndon baines johnson, had to lead on making a body of people in this nation equal in the 1965 voting rights act. i imagine it was difficult and i imagine there were people who said, this is the wrong way to go. we've often said on this floor, don't watch polling and politics, watch your heart and what is right for america. and i believe the issues dealing with job creation and good health care for america is good. and the latest polls and elections don't daunt our spirit. we are working...